Efficacy of an interleukin-1β receptor antagonist (Anakinra) in idiopathic recurrent pericarditis

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1989-1991

  Scardapane, Alessandra ^a   Brucato, Antonio ^b   Chiarelli, Francesco ^a   Breda, Luciana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anakinra; Interleukin 1 ; Recurrent pericarditis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLCHICINE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SKIN TEST; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PROTEIN; MALE; PERICARDITIS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84889559984     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0532-0     Document Type: Article

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